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Turkey flies through truck's windshield

The passenger in the semi was injured after the bird crashed into the cab.

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Updated: 5:28 PM CDT Apr 13, 2016

Turkey flies through truck's windshield

The passenger in the semi was injured after the bird crashed into the cab.

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Updated: 5:28 PM CDT Apr 13, 2016

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WEBVTT THE METRO, IT IS A SERIOUS RISK DRIVERS. KETV NEWSWATCH 7'S NICOLE GOODRICH IS LIVE. NICOLE: EXPERTS SAY TURKEYS LIKE TO COME UP TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE TO PICK GRAVEL, GRAINS, AND SEEDS. AND BIG BIRDS NEAR FAST TRAFFIC CAN MAKE FOR A DANGEROUS COMBINATIO CALL IT A "FOWL" WAY TO START THE DAY. JAMES: JUST OUT OF THE BLUE, SOMETHING CAME FLYING THROUGH MY WINDSHIELD, AND IT JUST HAPPENED TO BE A TURKEY NICOLE: TRUCK DRIVER JAMES SICALD WAS ON HIS WAY TO ILLINOIS WITH A LOAD OF LETTUCE WEDNESDAY MORNING. BUT AS HE WAS DRIVING THROUGH THE NEOLA AREA ON I-80, HE FOUND HIMSELF WITH AN EXTRA PASSENGER IN THE CAB. JAMES: JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN, OUT OF THE BLUE. DIDN'T SEE IT, WASN'T ABLE TO REACT TO IT OR NOTHING. JUST FLEW THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. NICOLE: SICALD CALLED 911. HE WAS OK. BUT THE WOMAN IN THE PASSENGER SEAT NEEDED TREATMENT FOR CUTS AND SCRAPES. HERE, YOU CAN EVEN SEE FIRST RESPONDERS CHECKING OUT THE BIRD. NOW, ACROSS POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY, TURKEYS HAVE BEEN A GROWING PROBLEM. SO BAD, THAT LAST WINTER, COUNCIL BLUFFS EVEN HAD A TURKEY HUNTING SEASON. DON: THEY'VE JUST BECOME MORE OF A NUISANCE IN MOST RECENT YEAR KIND OF LIKE THE DEE NICOLE: CITY AND COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY THEY'RE NOT AWARE OF ANY OFFICIAL COUNTS OF THE TURKEY POPULATION. AND MOST ACCIDENTS CREATE SO LITTLE DAMAGE, THEY DON'T NEED TO BE REPORTED. BUT WHEN A BIRD HITS A WINDSHIELD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IT DOES MORE THAN RUFFLE A FEW FEATHERS. JAMES: THINGS CAN HAPPEN, BUT I'M JUST GLAD NOBODY W ACTUALLY REALLY SERIOUSLY HURT BY THIS. NICOLE: EXPERTS SAY TURKEYS TEND TO BE WORSE IN THE SPRING. AND IF YOU SEE A TURKEY WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING, DON'T SWERVE TO MISS IT. YOU COULD CAUSE AN WORSE ACCIDENT. AND JUST LIKE DEER, TURKEYS TEND TO COME IN GROUPS. SO, IF YOU SEE ONE, THERE'S

Turkey flies through truck's windshield

The passenger in the semi was injured after the bird crashed into the cab.